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Twitter and Twitter pranksters should be careful with phony corporate tweets

As Elon Musk continues to bungle his way through his new acquisition, I have but one piece of advice: Be careful when you tweet.
November 17, 2022

Democratic presidential candidates visit Selma for 55th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”

About halfway through Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s speech at Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma on Sunday, a man stood and turned his back to the former New York City Mayor.  Soon after, seven or so others stood and joined in the silent protest against Bloomberg’s “stop-and-frisk” policies during his tenure as mayor, which … Continued
March 2, 2020

Rogers says that Democrats refuse to do anything to fix the border crisis

Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Friday praising the Trump Administration’s efforts to secure the border. Rogers urged his fellow House colleagues to vote against S. J. Res. 54, which would reject the Trump Administration’s border security emergency declaration. “In the last year, nearly one … Continued
October 1, 2019

Remembering the stories of our heroes

For Americans from coast to coast, Independence Day is a celebration of our nation’s birthday with friends and family. The day also offers an opportunity for reflection.  In Washington, President Trump held a “Salute to America” celebration on the National Mall in honor of our troops. The patriotic spectacle, featuring military bands, aircraft flyovers and … Continued
July 9, 2019

Byrne calls House Democrats’ investigations “witch hunts”

Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Alabama, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday expressing his view that partisan Congressional investigations into the personal and business dealings of President Donald Trump before taking office may run outside the scope prescribed by the Constitution. “Last week, the chairman of the House Ways and … Continued
April 10, 2019

Supreme Court screw-up sullies U.S. Constitution

Giving a speech at Georgetown University, late Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., said: “[T]he Constitution is a sublime oration on the dignity of man.” However, after the Supreme Court’s February 7 refusal to stay devout Muslim Domineque Ray’s execution – despite Ray’s unrebutted claim only Christian prisoners in Alabama are afforded a spiritual advisor during … Continued
February 25, 2019

Trump’s State of the Union Address is Tuesday night

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Donald Trump will address a special joint session of Congress tonight.  The speech will be carried by all cable news networks as well as the four major broadcast TV networks and news talk radio stations across the country. “President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tomorrow … Continued
January 30, 2018

A Brief Comparison of Medicaid Services in Four Southern States

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Alabama lawmakers often hear that the State’s Medicaid program only provides the most basic services to its people. Comparing the most recent data on Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee, collected by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation for FYI 2012, three of these southern states are similar in their … Continued
September 20, 2016